A famous saying was born, and Qian Renxue was scared off

Li Sen smiled faintly. "Miss Renxue, I think you've misunderstood a few things."

"The girls around me are my women."

"And I don't choose disciples based on their looks."

"Or are you saying you're not here to become my disciple, but my woman?"

As Li Sen spoke, a wicked grin spread across his face.

"You're a stunning beauty, Miss Renxue. A woman may not be a disciple, but she'll still receive all the benefits she deserves. Would you like that?"

Qian Renxue trembled with anger. In her eyes, Li Sen's expression had instantly turned lecherous and greedy.

Does he mean I'm not qualified to be his disciple, only his woman?

Li Sen continued, "Miss Renxue, you needn't worry that I'll favor one over another."

"After all... my famous saying is:

Establish a heart for young maidens, establish a destiny for young wives, carry on the lost arts for married women, and usher in peace for widows.

Those who love little girls and do not disdain them for their petite size possess humanity.

Those who love maidens and do not abandon them for their youthful innocence possess righteousness.

Those who love young wives and do not loathe them for having married another possess sincerity.

Those who love mature women and do not scorn them for their age and maturity possess constancy."

Qian Renxue's scalp prickled after she heard that.

In all her years, she had encountered plenty of lechers, whether nobles or Soul Masters with higher cultivation.

But... she had never met anyone like Li Sen, who treated his lust as perfectly justified, even took pride in it, and had distilled it into a famous saying.

She had intended to exploit his lust to approach him, become his disciple, and find a way to bring him under her control—not deliver herself to his doorstep!

Qian Renxue's face turned ashen, and for a moment, she did not know what to say.

Meanwhile, Pufferfish and Snake Lance Douluo beside her were bristling with fury.

She was the granddaughter of their Great Enshrined, a level 99 Limit Douluo, and Spirit Hall's most gifted heir, born with innate level 20 soul power.

"How dare you speak to our young mistress like that! You're courting death!"

Their auras erupted with a thunderous surge.

Everyone nearby was scared stiff.

"You've got to be kidding. Another fight in the city? Do they really think ordinary people's and weak Soul Masters' lives count for nothing?"

Li Sen narrowed his eyes slightly. The Blue Silver Life Tree surged into being, revealing six Soul Rings: yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and red.

If Qian Renxue dared attack, he would unleash everything, abduct or kill her on the spot, then flee overseas with his family, disciples, and women. He would abandon the Academy.

When an opportunity arose, he would sneak back into Heaven Dou City to steal the Star of the Vast Sea, become the first-class Sea God, and then return.

Fortunately, although Pufferfish and Snake Lance Douluo were furious, Qian Renxue held herself back.

Seeing the two summon their martial souls and prepare to attack, Qian Renxue snapped, "Stop!"

"Since Master Li believes there is no fate between us today, I hope there will be when we next meet!"

She had run out of options. She still had her undercover mission to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.

A fight might throw an unexpected wrench into things.

More importantly, Jian Chenxin had broken through to level 96, and Li Sen could fight him. Even working together, Pufferfish and Snake Lance might not be able to take Li Sen down.

Qian Renxue decided that once she returned, she would speed up her plans to kill the emperor. After freeing herself from this mission, she would take the Angel God Trial her grandfather had mentioned and rapidly improve her strength.

Li Sen dared look down on her? One day, she would return and use her own strength to slap him across that big mouth!!!

Seeing that Qian Renxue had not lost her reason and attacked, Li Sen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Goodbye, Miss Renxue!"

After seeing Qian Renxue off, Li Sen set out and slipped into the Imperial Palace without a sound.

He had already explored pretty much the entire Imperial Palace. All that remained was to check whether the treasury had a hidden vault.

Li Sen skillfully evaded the guards and slipped into the treasury, then suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Inside the treasury doors, a girl two years younger than Ning Rongrong stood before him, looking at him.

Her eyes were clear and innocent, her face still a little baby-fat round, and her hair was tied into little braids.

Li Sen: "..."

He had wandered around the treasury several times over the past few days without encountering a scene like this.

This little girl can enter the treasury. Could she be Princess Xue Ke?

The little girl neither shouted nor screamed, and she showed none of Ning Rongrong's spoiled arrogance.

Instead, she asked curiously and politely.

"Handsome big brother, my name is Xue Ke. You can call me Xiao Ke.

Who are you? What's your name? Are you here to get something, like me?"

Li Sen had been planning to knock her unconscious, but hearing Xue Ke's utterly unguarded words and adorable voice, he suddenly felt a strong urge to take her as his disciple.

But once he took her as his disciple, his conscience would not let him steal from her family. He would have to make a trade instead.

Nor could he stand by and watch Spirit Hall poison Emperor Xue Ye to death.

Otherwise, how heartbroken would Xue Ke be when she found out later?

And if things unfolded that way, Bibi Dong might stop at nothing to ambush and kill him.

After some thought, Li Sen decided to leave it to fate and first see what Xue Ke thought.

The corners of his mouth lifted into a wicked smile.

"Little Xue Ke, I'm a bad guy here to steal things. Now that you've discovered me, you're in trouble."

Xue Ke asked in confusion, "If you're stealing things, why am I in trouble?"

"Besides, handsome big brother doesn't look like a bad guy."

"I heard Father mention a master who created martial soul evolution theory. I think his name was Li Sen. Is that you?"

Li Sen rubbed his nose awkwardly.

She had effectively handed him a good-person card, and he hardly deserved it.

He really was here to steal.

Faced with Xue Ke's question, Li Sen straightened up.

"That's right, it's me. Little Xue Ke, what's your innate soul power? Have you taken a master yet?"

A trace of dejection flashed through Xue Ke's eyes as she replied earnestly, "My innate soul power is level two. Father said I couldn't become a powerful Soul Master, so I haven't taken a master."

"My martial soul is just an ordinary swan. Even if I absorb Soul Rings, I won't get any powerful Soul Skills."

Li Sen said gently, "Since you've heard of me, would you like to become my disciple?"

"I can make your martial soul evolve, speed up your cultivation, and help you become a powerful Soul Master."

Xue Ke's eyes lit up. Joy welled in her heart, and she could not help hopping and skipping around Li Sen.

She chirped, "Master Li, do you really want to take me as your disciple?"

"I heard lots of people in Heaven Dou City wanted to become your disciples, but even when they approached your disciples, they were turned away."

"My eldest brother also said you're very hard to talk to, and really lecherous.

Your only disciple is a boy named Tang San. You only take boys, not women. With women, you just want naughty stuff."

As Xue Ke spoke, she suddenly asked curiously, "Brother Li, have you taken a fancy to me and want to use taking me as your disciple as an excuse?"

Li Sen rubbed his nose, overwhelmed with embarrassment.

After Li Sen had refused to speak with him, Xue Qinghe clearly harbored quite a grudge. He even complained about him to his little sister.

Even a ten-year-old child like Xue Ke, who was as innocent as a six-year-old, was talking about naughty stuff.

Looking at the adorable little Xue Ke staring at him, Li Sen felt he had to explain.

"Slander! Your brother is slandering me, plain and simple!"

"I am a little lecherous, but I take accepting disciples very seriously. I don't discriminate between boys and girls, and I would never use it as a pretext for something improper."

"I just felt there was a bond between us. Since you don't want to, forget it."

Xue Ke blinked. Seeing that Li Sen was about to leave, she hurried after him with a determined expression.

"Don't go, Brother Li! I want to become your disciple. I was only asking."

"I don't know whether what my eldest brother said is true, but Father said you're really amazing."

"I want to become a really amazing Soul Master too!"

Li Sen smiled and picked Xue Ke up.

"In that case, I'll take you to ask your father. If he agrees, you'll have to call me Master from now on."

At the Imperial Palace, Xue Ye had just returned to the main hall with Xue Qinghe after the morning court session when a guard suddenly came to report.

"Your Majesty, Li Sen requests an audience!"

Xue Ye froze for a moment. Inwardly, he was delighted, though his expression changed only slightly.

"Quick, summon him to the main hall!"

After saying that, Xue Ye turned to Xue Qinghe, unstinting in his praise.

"Qinghe, you really are capable. You went to see Li Sen yesterday, and today he's already here."